Entertainment
Local

20 Questions with Len Morissette

My name is Len Morissette, I’m a filmmaker and my company is C.I.A Solutions Inc. I was born Jan. 19 1978 and I am half Cree and Germon. My family and I moved to many different cities as a kid but the majority of my youth we lived in Vernon B.C. My wife Brenna and I moved here in April 2000. We have two beautiful girls named Summer and Raylee. The creed my family goes bye is: “Never give up, no matter what the obstacle you are facing and how hard it gets. Be a leader when needed and follow when needed in life.”

1. It’s Tuesday night, what are you having for dinner?

My wife says I am a kept man and I make whatever she tells me. I can make the best hot dogs on the planet, just ask my kids...

2. If you didn’t do what you do for a living, what would you be?

If I were not filming and creating I would be miserable.

3. What person has influenced your life the most?

If I had to pick a person that influenced me the most in life it would be Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. When I was at a point in my life where I was struggling with myself and trying to figure out how to accept the person I was and the person I wanted to be. I read about Martin Luther King Jr., first and Gandhi second. What struck me to my core was the fact that those people changed the course of the world by using their minds and being leaders that people could follow when the world was on a dark path. If Gandhi could free India from oppression and Martin Luther King Jr. could lead the civil rights movement with nothing but a belief; Why then could I not change myself and the path I was on, and set the example for my children.

4. What is your favourite sport?

Football is my favourite sport. I am a giant man and I loved playing the game as a kid.

5. Favourite movie of all time?

My favorite movie is ‘Dragon The Bruce Lee Story’. His life story is just awesome and who doesn’t like Bruce Lee? He rocks.

6. What’s your biggest pet peeve?

I would have to say Windows 8. What were they thinking? Windows 7 rocked and you follow it up with that … Sorry all you 8 lovers out there, but I had to say it.

7. What’s your most embarrassing moment?

When I was a kid my friend and I were walking downtown on a Friday night and a car load of cute girls were waving to us. I thought I was so cool yelling and waving and I walked into a parking meter and landed flat on my back. Yep. That was a fail.

8. What’s your favourite TV show?

‘Gilligan’s Island’...man I laughed as a kid.

9. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

I think it would be cool to fly because I hate the legroom on planes.

10. What’s the one thing you haven’t done that you would love to do?

I love the water and growing up in Vernon, B.C. I was always swimming and hanging around the beach. Because of that, I would like to get into underwater videography.

11. If we’re buying, you’re having...?

I would have a prime rib with a loaded baked potato.

12. Last book you couldn’t put down?

The book I could not put down was ‘The Iron Lance (The Celtic Crusades)’ by Stephen R Lawhead.

The book is about a boy who has to travel through the crusades in search of his father who is fighting in Jerusalem.

13.Who was your childhood celebrity crush?

A crazy red head that goes by the name of Molly Ringwald.

14. What is the best thing about Grande Prairie?

The people in this city are awesome. As a filmmaker you get meet every walk of life with great stories.

15. What services does CIA Solutions offer?

C.I.A is a Digital Advertising and Film company in Grande Prairie. We have indoor and outdoor digital advertising screens around Grande Prairie. The heart of our company is the filming we do; We film commercials, documentaries, music videos and the list goes on. We are proud to say we are a full time northern production company that is majorly aboriginally owned.

16. What do you find most rewarding about working for CIA Solutions?

The most rewarding thing we do is being able to work with local charities, youth and talent in our area.

17. What are some of your short and long-term goals for CIA Solutions?

Our dream is to be the film hub of the north and expand our outdoor digital screen network through multiple cities around Canada. As a northern film hub we want to work with all the local talent in our city and provide filming opportunities for the youth in our area. As well as to promote social change through film.

18. If you could go anywhere in the world on a holiday, where would you go and who, living or dead would you take with you?

I would take my wonderful wife and kids to Rome and see the Colosseum. Even thinking about it makes me happy.